Challenge

Arena Escarlate
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Narciso Bueno took the kick off in the first half of the match. Cristian Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Umberto de Salles having to interfere. Scarlet Speedster's Umberto de Salles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Zorita in the 13th minute of play. If Daniel Zorita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 18th minute of the match Ecuador got a corner. Scarlet Speedster's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Daniel Zorita ran over to the corner to take the kick. The supporters of Scarlet Speedster booed when Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antonio Arias didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Scarlet Speedster's Célio Nóbrega got a free kick in the 20th minute. When Clóvis Rocha fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Scarlet Speedster's protests and gave Clóvis Rocha a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Scarlet Speedster was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Clóvis Rocha didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 25 played minutes Daniel Zorita shot from long distance. At first the shot seemed to be simple for Scarlet Speedster's Umberto de Salles to catch but Daniel Zorita was lucky. It became 0-1 after the goalkeeper had been careless and dropped the ball into goal. Cristian Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Scarlet Speedster's Umberto de Salles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 33rd minute of play. Scarlet Speedster's Umberto de Salles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Sancho in the 35th minute of play. Cristian Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Umberto de Salles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Scarlet Speedster getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Célio Nóbrega hit a great ball. Ecuador's Julio Vera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonardo Pombal in the 45th minute of play. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Umberto de Salles showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Sancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Narciso Bueno in the 58th minute of play forced Ecuador's goalkeeper Julio Vera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 59 minutes into the game, Scarlet Speedster's Cafu Toledo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Julio Vera made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 63th minute after Scarlet Speedster's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 65th minute after Scarlet Speedster's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Zorita took the corner. After taking down the ball on Ecuador's corner Daniel Zorita fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Umberto de Salles quite easily take care of the ball. With his leg Umberto de Salles managed to avoid a goal in the 66thth minute, when Ecuador's Cristian Sancho fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Clóvis Rocha got his second yellow card in the match during the 69th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Clóvis Rocha kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Cristian Sancho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ecuador's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristian Sancho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Umberto de Salles breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 81 minutes, Célio Nóbrega mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Scarlet Speedster and the Ecuador players grew even worse after the yellow card. Célio Nóbrega hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. The supporters of Ecuador booed when Scarlet Speedster was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Augusto Branco didn't get a good kick on the ball. Julio Vera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Narciso Bueno in the 93rd minute of play. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Scarlet Speedster were victorious despite being under pressure from Ecuador for much of the match.